A field of solar panels.

Surviving climate change means transforming both economics and design

What could be more important than sustaining habitable living conditions on Earth?

Dr Andrew Dix, Dr Oli Tearle and Dr Anne-Marie Beller

School of Poetry podcast launches second series

To mark World Poetry Day (21 March), academics from Loughborough University have come together to launch season two of the ‘School of Poetry’ podcast.
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From talking cats to time travel… here’s what I recommend you read this World Book Day

It’s World Book Day and what better way to celebrate than getting your specs on, a bookmark out and stuck into a novel you’ve never read before.
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Artists to collaborate with Loughborough University’s Department of Materials later this month

Three artists will complete residencies at Loughborough University later this month as part of a new project by Radar and the Department of Materials.
photo of Dr Sara Read, Dr Oli Tearle and Dr Barbara Cooke getting into the festive spirit

Loughborough academics discuss festive poetry in podcast

A group of academics from the School of Arts, English and Drama have recorded a special Christmas episode for the School of Poetry podcast.

Why talking about memories with older family, friends and neighbours this holiday season could be essential for their wellbeing

This December, more than one million elderly people will experience loneliness and isolation according to figures by Age UK. As part of our Christmas campaign aimed at raising awareness of seasonal loneliness, Loughborough academic Dr Catherine Armstrong has suggested one solution from the tiny island of Hawaii that could make a big difference to someone.
Wrestling resurgence show

Chekhov in the ring: the changing face of professional British wrestling

English and drama lecturer Dr Claire Warden researches avant-garde Russian theatre – she also stages and sells-out professional wrestling shows.
Pictured is Paul Wager's Revolution.

Artists invited to submit ideas for public artwork outside new hall of residence

Loughborough University is to commission a public artwork to mark the entrance to its new hall of residence complex – and artists from across the globe are invited to submit their ideas.

Pictured is Hua Dong.

Leading industrial design expert to join Loughborough University

Professor Hua Dong is bringing her industrial design expertise to Loughborough as she will join the University as Professor of Design this September.

Pictured is Charlotte Wilton's 'b'.

Success for Loughborough students at this year’s New Designers

Loughborough University students have scooped a range of sought-after awards at this year’s New Designers – an annual showcase for emerging talent across the design sector.

Pictured are women cooking food in Ghana. The photo was taken by a participant in Accra.

Photo exhibitions in Ghana reveal what drives community food choices

People in Ghana have captured images of what drives what they eat and drink as part of a collaborative international project involving Loughborough University academics – and the photos are being exhibited this week.

Arts Degree Show to showcase work of emerging artists

Students from the School of the Arts, English and Drama are set to exhibit a wide range of work at the 2018 Arts Degree Show, which opens to the public on 9 June.
Pictured is the Loughborough University Arts Festival logo.

New 10-day Arts Festival to bring top industry names to Loughborough

Renowned creatives, the history of food, poetry and an artist that once destroyed all their belongings…

Loughborough academics host new Poetry Podcast in celebration of World Poetry Day

A brand new podcast has been published by Loughborough University, in celebration of World Poetry Day.
Professor Phillip Lindley

Expert on art, science and heritage joins Loughborough University

Renowned art historian Professor Phillip Lindley has joined the School of the Arts, English and Drama at Loughborough University.
Pictured is the Migrant Memory and the Post-colonial Imagination logo.

Arts event to mark launch of £1m project that explores how the 1947 Partition of India is remembered by South Asian communities in Britain

Loughborough University London and Radar – LU Arts’ contemporary programme that commissions artists to respond to academic research – are co-hosting an event to mark the launch of a £1m project that examines the 1947 Partition of India and its influence on community identity in the UK.
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New arts programme explores relationship between music and place

An innovative Loughborough University arts project is to explore how music and geography interact.
Loughborough's youth express Brexit opinions with art

Loughborough’s youth express their thoughts on Brexit through artworks

Loughborough University will be holding an exhibition and panel discussion that showcases the views of young people on the theme of Britain after Brexit. The event is titled ‘Our Nation’s Future: Loughborough Youth Creative Visions’.

Renowned expert on feminist art theory joins Loughborough University

Hilary Robinson has joined Loughborough University as Professor of Feminism, Art and Theory.
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Fruit Routes harvest returns to campus

The annual Fruit Routes harvest event returns to Loughborough University from 18 – 21 October with a range of enjoyable harvesting activities.

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University history unveiled with Handicraft Unit furniture auction and exhibition

Loughborough University will unveil a rich collection of period furniture for auction from the Handicraft Unit, a programme established in the 1930s which trained students in furniture making under leading craftsmen.
Rose Moorman's textiles work

Emerging artists to exhibit at 2017 Arts Degree Show

Students from the School of the Arts, English and Drama are set to exhibit their final degree work at the 2017 Arts Degree Show, which opens to the public on 10 June.
For and Against

Loughborough festival explores relationship between art, politics, and the pamphlet

A two-day festival in Loughborough will look at the role of the pamphlet as both an art form and an influential means of political communication.
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Competition gives aspiring poets a chance to be published

Loughborough University is offering budding poets the chance to have their work published.